Mercedes-Benz 350 SDL TURBO 1991 Owner's Manual page 43

O nly during th ese typ es of im p acts
w ill it p ro vid e its su p p lem en tal p ro ­
tectio n . T h e fro n t p ass en g er sh o uld
alw ays w ear th e seat belt, o th e r­
w ise it is not p ossible fo r th e fro n t
p ass en g er airb ag to p ro vid e its
intended p rotection.
In cases o f oth er fronta l im pacts, roll­
overs, certain side im pacts, rear
collisions, o r oth er accide nts w ith ou t
frontal forces, the airba gs w ill not be
activated. The drive r and passengers
will then be protected by the fasten ed
seat belts.
Im portant!
T h e "S R S " is d esig n ed to redu ce
the p otential of inju ry in certain
fro n tal and fro n t-a n g led im p acts
w hich m ay cause inju ries, how ever,
no system av ailab le to d a y can
to tally elim in a te inju ries and
fatalities.
The activatio n of th e "S R S " te m p o ­
rarily releases a sm all a m o u n t of
dust fro m th e airb ag. T his dust,
h ow ever, is n eith er in ju rio u s to
yo u r health, nor d oes it in d icate a
fire in th e vehicle.
T h e s e rv ic e life of th e airb ag
ex te n d s to th e d ate ind icated on the
label located on th e d rive r-sid e
d o o r latch post. T o p ro vid e c o n tin ­
ued re lia b ility afte r th at d ate, it
sh o u ld be inspected by an a u th o r­
ized M E R C E D E S -B E N Z d eale r at th at
tim e and re p la ced w hen n ecessary.
W arn ing !
It is very im p o rtan t fo r yo u r
safety to be in a p ro p e r seatin g
p ositio n.
For m a xim u m p ro tectio n in the
ev en t of a co llisio n a lw a y s ride in
an u p rig h t p o s itio n w ith yo u r
b ack a g a in s t th e seat back.
Fasten y o u r seat b elt and en su re
th at it is p ro p e rly p o s itio n e d on
th e body.
S in c e th e airb ag in flates w ith c o n ­
sid erab le sp eed and fo rce , a
p ro p er seatin g p o s itio n w ill keep
you a safe d is tan ce fro m the
airbag:
• Sit p ro p e rly belted in an
u p rig h t p ositio n w ith your
b ack ag ain st th e seat back.
• Do not lean w ith yo u r head or
ch es t to th e steerin g w heel or
d ash b o a rd .
• A d ju s t th e p ass en g er seat as
fa r as p o s sib le rearw ard from
th e d ash b o a rd , es p e cially if a
ch ild re strain t is installed.
• In fa n ts and sm all ch ild ren
sh o u ld o nly be seated in a
rear seat and be p ro perly se
cu red using a ch ild or infant
sa fety s e a t/re s tra in t system .
F ailu re to fo llo w th e s e in s tru c­
tio n s can resu lt in s e ve re injuries
to you o r o th e r o ccu p an ts.